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Providing context with image-based activities Posted by meaghan on Oct 2, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers, Lesson Authoring Tips, New in CL-150 Cohorts, New in Lesson Authoring
Earlier in 2020, we introduced two image-based learning activities to the CL-150 Platform. Lesson authors can include flat or 360-degree images and label them with relevant vocabulary items or annotations. Our team is including the Image Explorer activities to CL-150 Cohort lessons to provide geographical, cultural, and historical context—here are a few examples you can…
How to leverage activity-level data in the Learner Activity Report Posted by meaghan on Sep 25, 2020 in For Instructors, For Program Managers, New in Admin Reporting, New in Class Reporting
Don’t wait for the big test to see how a student or sustainer is doing—know before they go. The CL-150 Platform automatically captures learner data including assessment scores and time spent completing assignments. Program managers and instructors can use these data points to identify and mitigate “at risk” students or sustainers, ensuring everyone is on…
CL-150 Cohort lessons in 15, 30, or 45 minutes Posted by meaghan on Aug 19, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers, New in CL-150 Cohorts
When you open a CL-150 Cohort lesson and there are 15+ activities. ?? CL-150 Cohort lessons are designed to take two or more hours to complete, hence the long activity list! To fight language attrition, many USG language programs require at least two hours of weekly learning time, so a two-hour lesson is a one-stop-shop…
CL-150 Orientations & Training Materials Posted by meaghan on Jul 20, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
Ever discover something you didn’t know you could do with a device or an app that you’ve used for a long time? I’ve had lots of those “I didn’t know I could do that!” moments with my iPhone over the years: from stumbling upon a “night shift” mode to spare my eyes from the bright…
New CL-150 Grammar Activities: Transform It Posted by meaghan on Jun 22, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers, New in Lesson Authoring
Two new grammar-focused activities are now available in CL-150 Lesson Authoring and upcoming learning materials, including weekly CL-150 Cohort lessons. Two new grammar-focused learning activities—Transform & Say It and Transform & Write It—are now available to all CL-150 lesson authors and will appear in upcoming materials created by our team. These activities challenge learners to…
Open CL-150 Cohorts – Week 11 Posted by meaghan on May 26, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
Since March, we’ve been openly sharing our weekly CL-150 Cohort lessons to help US Government language programs meet the challenges presented by COVID-19. This will be the last week of Open CL-150 Cohorts. If you’ve been finding value in these weekly lessons, we encourage you to join us at one of the CL-150 Open Houses…
Open CL-150 Cohorts – Week 10 Posted by meaghan on May 19, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
Since March, we’ve been openly sharing our weekly CL-150 Cohort lessons to help US Government language programs meet the challenges presented by COVID-19. As we prepare to wrap up the Open CL-150 Cohorts program next week, we’d like to invite you to explore more of the CL-150 Platform. If you’ve been benefitting from these Cohort…